Dust-pan.



A. W. WELLIAIVIS & W. 0. DE KINES.

DUST PAN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-9 19l 5.

,wmm PatentedSept. 4,1917.

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ALBERT W. WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM 0. DE KINES, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

DUST-PAN.

Application filed August 9, 1915.

1 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALBERT WV. W'IL LIAMS and WILLIAM 0. DE Krnns,citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dust-Pans, of whichthe following is a specification.

The invention relates to dust pans and is characterized by the provisionof a trough extending transversely across the bottom of the dust pan andintermediate its front and rear ends for receiving and retaining dust ordirt that is swept on the body of the pan, the trough having a movableside door for permitting the emptying of the dirt from the troughwithout spilling the dirt as it is being emptied, a fault that isincident to the majority of dust pans now in use.

WVith the trough so arranged in the bottom of the dust pan it will liein advance of a dust receiving pocket, which, in some instances, areprovided adjacent the-rear end of the rear wall of the pan. Theadvantage of this arrangement is that when sweeping dirt or dust uponthe pan, the heavy particles will drop into the trough and lightmaterial, such as collected nap or the like, will be carried backfarther in the pan and be lodged'in the pocket in a manner that willprevent it falling orscattering off of the pan. This arrangement of thetrough, however, is very advantageous in many respects even when used inconnection with a pan not having a dust receiving pocket just mentioned.

It is the object of the invention to provide a device of the characterdescribed that is simple in construction, efficient in operation and onethat can be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

Other objects as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof our invention will be more readily understood from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a longitudinal view of our invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of our invention showing the slidinggate in raisedposition; and

Fig. 3 is fragmentary sectional View taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 2illustrating Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1917.

Serial No. 14,576.

to advantage the construction of the forward end of the trough.

Referring more particularly to the drawings in which similar referencenumerals designate like or corresponding parts throughout the differentviews, the dust pan comprises a body portion or bottom wall 1 havingupstanding sides 2 formed integral therewith, the sides increasing inheight from the forward edge of the pan to the rear edge of the panwhere they are connected to the rear end piece 3, which is inclinedrelative to the body portion 1 to form a pocket (as shown in thedrawing), for the reception of nap and the like. Although it may bepreferable to construct the pan in such a manner that the pocket willnot be so formed. A handle 4 projects from the rear end 3 and ispreferably hollow so that a stick, not shown, may be inserted therein tosupport the pan in an upright position when not in use.

The bottom wall or body portion 1 of the pan has a transverse openingtherein extending from side to side and lying at a point intermediateits ends. The trough 8 may be secured to the edges of the opening so asto depend therefrom. Or, the opening may be formed by slitting the bodymember 1 transversely and bending the portions 5 and 6 downwardly atright angles to form the sides of the trough, the extremity or loweredges of these portions 5 and 6 having flanges 7 to which is secured therectangular bottom 13. It also may be found desirable and preferable tohave the trough formed integral with the bottom wall 1, and this may bedone by so bending the bottom wall to form the side walls 5 and 6 and abottom wall 13 of the trough. The trough thus formed is closed at oneend by an end wall 9, which may be provided by bending one end of thebottom wall 13 upwardly.

In order to close the opposite or forward end of the trough, we havesoldered or otherwise secured guides 10 to the respective side surfacesadjacent the forward extremities of the portions 5 and 6, the upper endsof the guides being also secured to the adjacent side 2 and terminate inalinement with the upper edge of said side. A door or gate 11 isslidably arranged between the flanged guides 10 and serve as a suitableclosure for the trough. A lip 12 is formed integral with the extremelower edge of the door and after the application of the door, is bent atan angle to serve as a stop for limiting the upward and downward slidingmovement of the door, alternately engaging the bottom wall 13 of thetrough and the extreme lower edge of the adjacent side 2. The door isincidentally provided with recess let in which a finger or thumb may beengaged to raise or lower the door as desired.

Although we have shown and described the preferred embodiment ofourinvention, we desire to be understood that we are not to be limitedto the exact details shown, however, great stress is laid upon therangement of the trough that can be easily associated with the bottom ofa dust pan. Attention is also directed to the lip which acts as a stopfor limiting the sliding movement of the door.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it can easily be seen that we have provided a device that issimple in construction, containing but a few simple parts that can becheaply manufactured and assembled and when assembled can be placed uponthe market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood thatthe above description and accompanyingdrawings com prehend only the preferred embodiment of claims and withoutsacrificing any of the advantages of our invention.

What is claimed 1s: 1. A dust pan comprising a substantially fiat bottomWall, two opposing side walls connected to the bottom Wall, a rear wallarand the larger and lighter particles will be carried farther back andlodged in said pocket.

2. A dust Dan comprising a bottom wall,

two opposing side walls and a rear wall,

said bottom wall having a transverse opening therein extending from sidewall to side wall and intermediate thebackwall of the front edge of saidbottom wall, a trough member depending from. the edges of said opening,guide members carried atone end of the trough, and an end wall for thetrough slidably disposed in the guide members to provide a door foropening and closing the trough so as to facilitate emptying of thelatter, the other end of the trough being closed.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

ALBERT W. VVILLIAlWIS. WILLIAM 0. DE KINES.

l/Vitnesses:

G. PHIL. ,I-IOFMANN, GEO. J. HorMANN.

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Washington, D. C.

